Minnesota @ Houston picks

The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. Hitting from the opposite that Brandon Walter throws from, Harrison Bader will have an edge today.. Harrison Bader pulls a lot of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Harrison Bader has made substantial improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 10.6% seasonal rate to 17.4% in the last two weeks.. Compared to his seasonal average of 12.5°, Harrison Bader has significantly improved his launch angle lately, posting a 37.5° angle in the past week.

Matt Wallner projects as the 8th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Wallner is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the 8th-best field in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Extreme groundball hitters like Matt Wallner tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Walter.. Matt Wallner has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 20.3% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last 14 days.

Carlos Correa's batting average talent is projected to be in the 91st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Carlos Correa is projected to bat 2nd in the batting order today.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. In the league, Minute Maid Park's left field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Walter throws from, Carlos Correa will have the upper hand in today's game.

When it comes to his home run talent, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ryan Jeffers is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. In the league, Minute Maid Park's left field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Walter throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have the upper hand in today's game.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the game's 15th-best home run hitter.. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. Byron Buxton will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter in today's game.. Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Altuve in the 89th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Jose Altuve is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. Jose Altuve pulls many of his flyballs (40.9% — 99th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards MLB's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. The Minnesota Twins infield defense profiles as the weakest among all the teams in action today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Christian Walker in the 94th percentile when assessing his home run ability.. Christian Walker is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this game.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. Christian Walker pulls many of his flyballs (35.2% — 89th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the league's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's game.. Christian Walker will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today's game, which ought to improve all of his stats.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) ranks Byron Buxton as the game's 15th-best home run hitter.. Byron Buxton is penciled in 1st in the lineup in this matchup.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. Byron Buxton will have the handedness advantage against Brandon Walter in today's game.. Byron Buxton pulls a lot of his flyballs (42.4% — 99th percentile) and will have a big advantage hitting them towards the game's 2nd-shallowest LF fences in today's matchup.

Matt Wallner projects as the 8th-best home run batter in the league, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Matt Wallner is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Minute Maid Park as the 8th-best field in the game for boosting offensive stats to lefties.. Extreme groundball hitters like Matt Wallner tend to be more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Brandon Walter.. Matt Wallner has made significant improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, upping his 20.3% seasonal rate to 33.3% over the last 14 days.

When it comes to his home run talent, Ryan Jeffers ranks in the 81st percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Ryan Jeffers is projected to bat 1st in the batting order in this game.. The #8 field in the league for boosting offensive stats to right-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Minute Maid Park.. In the league, Minute Maid Park's left field dimensions are the 2nd-shallowest.. Batting from the opposite that Brandon Walter throws from, Ryan Jeffers will have the upper hand in today's game.